This statistic presents the monthly number of smartphone app users in the United States as of the fourth quarter 2015, sorted by category. The second most popular type of smartphone apps were search, portal and social apps with a unique audience of 165.63 million users. Overall, the U.S. unique audience for smartphone apps was close to 179 million.
Number of monthly smartphone app users in the United States as of 4th quarter 2015, by category (in millions)
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MarketingCharts. (May 26, 2016). Number of monthly smartphone app users in the United States as of 4th quarter 2015, by category (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 20, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/553631/us-smartphone-app-audiences/
MarketingCharts. "Number of monthly smartphone app users in the United States as of 4th quarter 2015, by category (in millions)." Chart. May 26, 2016. Statista. Accessed April 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/553631/us-smartphone-app-audiences/
MarketingCharts. (2016). Number of monthly smartphone app users in the United States as of 4th quarter 2015, by category (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/553631/us-smartphone-app-audiences/
MarketingCharts. "Number of Monthly Smartphone App Users in The United States as of 4th Quarter 2015, by Category (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 May 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/553631/us-smartphone-app-audiences/
MarketingCharts, Number of monthly smartphone app users in the United States as of 4th quarter 2015, by category (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/553631/us-smartphone-app-audiences/ (last visited April 20, 2024)
Number of monthly smartphone app users in the United States as of 4th quarter 2015, by category (in millions) [Graph], MarketingCharts, May 26, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/553631/us-smartphone-app-audiences/